Jacqueline Berke's 'Economy, Simplicity, Clarity'?

Writing has never been a specialty of mine-- not because I do not enjoy it—rather because I am not great at portraying my ideas in a clear way. Thus, beginning this semester I was really worried that I was going to flunk out of college because I would not be able to keep up in my classes—the class I worried about the most was Comp. I worried about Comp because I struggle in certain areas such as using correct mechanics, keeping my writing from becoming choppy and redundant, and remembering to stay in an one tense throughout the entirety of a paper. However, I learned certain tricks that have improved my writing tenfold! For instance, using transitional words with a semicolon (the complete package) to allow my paragraphs to flow and be concise,

My writing use to be very lengthy—I used complicated words to sound more intelligent and I did not think of my audience while writing. Now with the use of economy, simplicity, and clarity my writing is no longer like reading a sermon. It is short sweet and to the point. Moreover, in Jacqueline Berke’s article The Qualities of Good Writing she claims that most adults fear they will sound unintelligent if they do not use flamboyance in their writing. This statement has greatly influenced my writing because I use to think that if my writing was clear and to the point it would make me sound juvenile. Furthermore, a few examples of economically in colligate writing would be saying “shows” instead of “ displays upon” or using “tools to rebuild” rather than

The general education courses I am taking presently may seem tedious three-fourths of the time, but thanks to "On the Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education” I now have a great appreciation for it. Also, I now know that a liberal education gives students a chance to experience certain subjects they would not if they were only focused on their major. In addition, a habit I now incorporate into my writing that I learned is that I now contemplate deeply on the topic of paper before I start writing. Another skill I expanded on this semester was the use of Aristotelian Appeals in all formal papers, which before this class I did not do. For instance, a writer could use pathos in a formal paper by relating the topic to a personal experience in their life. Moreover, I used the Aristotelian Appeal of logos in my Synthesis by supporting every claim or solution I made with experts research on each matter—using this appeal in my Synthesis builds my sense of logic to the audience. An audience is not going to take an author seriously if they make irrational claims. Another important thing I learned from using the Aristotelian Appeals is that if a writer cannot establish their ethos to an audience; their credibility will be questioned. I ensured that my credibility would not be questioned in my Synthesis by remaining unbiased throughout the paper,